It seems I've been stuck riding in the same loop this week, and it's my fault. I was going to ride a longer, easier (no steep hills) loop which consists mostly of roads but I chickened out due to it being the afternoon when I decided to head out. Even though Roxy is fine with traffic, I knew the UPS truck hadn't gone by and haying was going on across the street along with the neighbors mowing with their dogs out - it was too much for ME to deal with - lol!
The last couple of rides have been very, very buggy even in the early morning. So with that, today's lesson will be on the ground trying to have her accept fly spray....this should be interesting. More on that one, as I may need advise.
Roxy was quick on the ride yesterday averaging 4.3mph at a fast walk. She's getting better about climbing hills and she sure is confident going down them. We did encounter a "monster" on yesterdays ride! Turns out a turkey was hiding in the brush, she knew something was there but not what it was. I had just read a blog post by Endurance Granny concerning her encounter with turkeys, Endurance Granny's Turkey Story , and never expected Roxy to react the way she did. Once I got her to stop her feet, all she did was snort at them....very loudly, it was kinda funny after the fact. Guess I need to entice the turkey's into the horse's field more often.
Hopefully Saturday and Sunday we will head out in another direction.
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